Victorialand - EX

The Cocteau Twins rarely let u down .. A beautiful and peaceful album .. Take me away for a while as the twins always do .. Also my bargain of 2017 so far £2.50 ish .. Thank u .. 😘

This is a wonderful little album that showcases the sound of a truly unique band indulging their weird side for all that it's worth. The soundscapes are much sparser than on previous (and later) outings with little or no percussion on most of the tracks, but that just adds to the effect. The guitars sparkle, swoon and swirl with magic and Liz Frazer's achingly lovely vocals float on top of them like rays of light from a new-born star. Galaxies glow, undulate, fade to black and explode into life again. This is trippy stuff even by the standards of this trippiest of bands, and it sounds like nothing else in the world. Describing how the Cocteaus sound is like trying to explain the taste of ice cream to someone who's never eaten it; it's nigh-on impossible, and all the usual words like 'heavenly' and 'ethereal' that get thrown around so often with reference to them just don't do the sound justice. If you've never heard the band before then this probably isn't the best place to start (try 'Four Calendar Cafe' for something slightly more 'conventional' or 'Treasure' if you want to get a feel for the early stuff) but if you've already got those albums then you really should think about buying this one as well. Blissful stuff.

Its hard to beat the high end parmaviolet blow humes of Fraser running aboot upside doon with chronic gust, wobbling daintey. Once in you never leave.. A band for life is a magic thing.

Great item good value fast delivery

A very good one

Pleasant enough, but not my favourite.

as always fantastic stuff - don't try listening on a crap stereo

Very Good !!!!